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NASA’s Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off
Read more: NASA’s Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called offThe mission to save NASA’s sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
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Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice rituals
Read more: Skeleton found at ancient pyramid could rewrite what we know about human sacrifice ritualsIt is believed that the man was buried as an offering
Asia
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China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’
Read more: China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, who met a slew of Western leaders during the Munich Security Conference, has been eager to paint Beijing as a more stable partner compared to the increasingly unpredictable United States.
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SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in Vietnam
Read more: SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in VietnamThe approval comes ahead of an expected visit next week by Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, to the United States to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative on global conflicts.
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Timor-Leste expands airport, eyes major gas project ahead of 2029 ASEAN summit
Read more: Timor-Leste expands airport, eyes major gas project ahead of 2029 ASEAN summitASEAN’s newest member is busy laying the groundwork for future growth, but observers say policy continuity and overreliance on oil revenue could derail progress.
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Japanese divided on military response to China over Taiwan, Kyodo poll shows
Read more: Japanese divided on military response to China over Taiwan, Kyodo poll showsThe opinion poll comes at a time when diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing have intensified following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks over Taiwan.
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Ex-abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple arrested for embezzlement
Read more: Ex-abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple arrested for embezzlementAuthorities in China’s central Henan province, where the Shaolin Temple is, approved Shi Yongxin’s arrest on “suspicion of embezzlement, misappropriating funds and accepting bribes as a non-state employee”, a statement read.
Thailand
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Mystery powder in noodles leaves 14 sick
Read more: Mystery powder in noodles leaves 14 sickUDON THANI – A suspicious white powder has been taken for analysis after the additive was found used at a noodle shop where fourteen customers have fallen ill.
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Alleged Nigerian drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok after dramatic standoff
Read more: Alleged Nigerian drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok after dramatic standoffMetropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) investigators arrested the alleged head of a Nigerian drug network in a dramatic late-night operation during which the suspect attempted to ram his way through a police blockade Tuesday night.
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Nine caught with 250kg African ivory smuggled through Vietnam
Read more: Nine caught with 250kg African ivory smuggled through VietnamNine people were arrested in sting operations in seven provinces for illegal possession of 250 kilogrammes of African ivory smuggled into Thailand through Vietnam.
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Land Bridge faces uphill battle
Read more: Land Bridge faces uphill battleThe Land Bridge project was initially promoted under the Pheu Thai government led by former prime minister Srettha Thavisin as both a bold geopolitical vision and a new national economic strategy aimed at helping Thailand escape the middle-income trap.
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PM eyes mafia tactic in Phuket
Read more: PM eyes mafia tactic in PhuketPhuket: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed zero tolerance for mafia-style intimidation in this southern resort province after receiving complaints from residents and businesses about harassment by criminal gangs and influential groups linked to encroachment on public land along Bang Tao beach.
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China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’
Read more: China wants to work with Canada to ‘eliminate interference’China’s foreign minister Wang Yi, who met a slew of Western leaders during the Munich Security Conference, has been eager to paint Beijing as a more stable partner compared to the increasingly unpredictable United States.
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SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in Vietnam
Read more: SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in VietnamThe approval comes ahead of an expected visit next week by Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, to the United States to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative on global conflicts.
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PM shocked by warehouse packed with smuggled appliances
Read more: PM shocked by warehouse packed with smuggled appliancesRANONG – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short his visit to Phuket on Sunday afternoon to inspect an illegal warehouse found to be storing smuggled electrical appliances worth about 50 million baht belonging to a Myanmar national.
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Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands
Read more: Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary IslandsGRANADILLA DE ABONA (SPAIN) – Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began leaving the vessel in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday for their repatriation.
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No casino agenda in South: BJT
Read more: No casino agenda in South: BJTThe Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party’s proposed Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill would not lead to casinos in the region, says chief government whip Korrawee Prissananantakul.